Nintendo has announced that its next Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct broadcast will air on Friday, October 15 at 7am Pacific / 10am Eastern / 3pm UK (that’s October 16 at 1am AEDT).
The broadcast will be roughly 20 minutes long, and focuses on an upcoming November update for the game. That update is expected to introduce the long-awaited, fan-favourite Brewster and a coffee shop addition to the game’s museum. Incidentally, Brewster’s canonical birthday is on October 15.
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The #AnimalCrossing: New Horizons Direct will air on Oct. 15 at 7am PT! Tune in for roughly 20 minutes of information about the content coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons in November. #ACNH pic.twitter.com/gc7rfFoxpk— Isabelle (@animalcrossing) October 6, 2021
We previously saw a teaser trailer for the update, but it gave very little away. However, a datamine of the game’s 1.11 patch implies that players will have to build the cafe into the museum before accessing it, and that NPCs will be referencing it once it’s in.
Needless to say, the community around Animal Crossing is very excited. The Roost cafe manager, Brewster, first made his appearance in Animal Crossing Wild World and has been a fan favourite within the Animal Crossing community ever since. While Animal Crossing: New Leaf made The Roost its own building, it’s usually been found attached to Blathers’ museum. It seems that’s set to continue. We’ll have all the details for you after the show airs next week.
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